INDIA – The news of Edhi’s death has sparked grief across the border with Indians also mourning the demise of the revered social worker.
As soon as the news of Edhi’s death hit the airwaves, politicians and celebrities from across India condoled with the family of Edhi.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj expressed her condolences on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/751504453224632321
Moreover, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan also paid homage to the deceased social worker.
https://twitter.com/VasundharaBJP/status/751582108368244737
Indian Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot also took to Twitter to express his views regarding Edhi.
https://twitter.com/TCGEHLOT/status/751524447434182656
Indian screen idol Anupam Kher also mourned over the death of Edhi.
https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/751637272622141440
The condolence messages pouring in from India, the traditional rival of Pakistan, vindicate Abdul Sattar Edhi’s oft repeated one liner: “No Religion is higher than Humanity”